Example sentences of "[pron] take off the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I take off the jacket of my pale grey summer suit . |
| 2 | Pain is a treasure for there are mercies in it ; ( the kernel comes fresh when you take off the rind ) . |
| 3 | Afterwards , when you take off the string , the soft fingers at the end of the arm have hardened into claws . ’ |
| 4 | When you take off the mattress — does the base have a saggy surface ? |
| 5 | ‘ If we take off the khat … ’ said the air hostess , drawing her finger across her throat . |
| 6 | ‘ If we take off the reedbed 's top 30cm of vegetation — just enough so that we do not kill off the reeds — and put in some new dykes to give a good water flow we will restore the reedbed to its former glory . ’ |